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45 Days In Harbar

2019 · 78 min

A quiet, reflective look inside prison walls where creativity offers a fragile space for men to confront their pasts.

Overview
The plastic artist Cesar Arechiga recreates his living room and studio in the maximum-security prison of Puente Grande, Jalisco, in which fifteen inmates learn about paper production, clay modeling, sculpting and painting. Through this artistic interaction, they share their personal experiences of how they became involved with the world of drug trafficking.

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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • crime
    • isolation
    • redemption
    • identity
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    César Aréchiga
    Written by
    Clementina Mantellini, César Aréchiga
    Starring
    César Aréchiga, Willy Zavala
    Cinematography
    Claudia Becerril Bulos
    Runtime
    78 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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